Grape-Nut Pudding with Cinnamon Whiskey Maple Cream Sauce

Classic grape-nut pudding gets an update with Cinnamon Whiskey Maple Cream Sauce. Delicious served hot or cold, this pudding is a dessert with maximum comfort level.

Happy November, or better yet, Happy post-Halloween!! Did you have a ghoulishly scary night filled with goblins, ghosts, and zombies? Well, there weren’t many of those around my house, but there were plenty of Spider-Men, SWAT teams, and inflatable costumes. Have you seen those body-size blowup costumes? They come in all different characters and are the coolest things. Whenever I saw one, I could only think of the Pillsbury Doughboy. Just adorable! Imagine Doughboy and all his puffy friends wandering around in your neighborhood! It was a fun trick-or-treating night for all in my neck of the woods. 

With the end of Halloween, we welcome November. In my opinion, November is the official start of the comfort food season. The nip in the air of previous weeks becomes real cold, and the vibrant beauty of fall leaves becomes dull brown. It’s also the time to take those winter coats, gloves, hats, scarves, and boots out of storage.

With all that, the need for comfort food that makes you feel warm and fuzzy takes over. When you think of comfort food, dessert is probably not the first thing that comes to mind. But grape-nut pudding has always evoked a feeling of warmth and comfort for me. I love the ingredients’ simplicity, the recipe’s ease, and the soft custardy texture. Even though a grandmother has never served me grape-nut pudding, I envision that this is something that a grandmother would have been making in her cozy kitchen when the grandkids came to visit.

So, how about you? Do you have a dessert that conjures up comfort or puts you in a state of blissful nostalgia?

Grape-nut pudding is traditionally served with whipped cream—a generous dollop is all that is needed for a perfect dessert. It is delicious warm or cold. While it is fantastic chilled, a mouthful of warm pudding contrasted with cold whipped cream is a comfort to the max!

When I want to add luxuriousness to grape-nut pudding, I serve it with sweet and rich Cinnamon Whiskey Maple Cream Sauce. The cinnamon whiskey echoes the cinnamon flavoring of the pudding and provides a little edge. Maple syrup adds flavor, sweetness, and body. Heavy cream and egg make it luscious, thick, and silky smooth. Sure, the sauce will add a few extra steps to the recipe, but it is worth the effort!

Never had grape-nut pudding? If you are a pudding, flan, or custard fan, you are going to love this dessert! I urge you to try it out now!…please 🙂  By the way, grape-nut pudding is a great way to use up grape-nut cereal and milk that has been sitting around for a while. Check what is in your fridge and pantry. Maybe you’re due for some grape-nut pudding 🙂

Have a great rest of the week!!

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• Mixing bowls—this is a set of 3 tempered glass bowls. They are microwave, freezer, dishwasher, and oven-safe.
• Hand whisk—this is stainless steel and dishwasher safe.
• A 2-quart baking dish. This one is ceramic and is 8.6 inches in diameter.
• A roasting pan similar in size to this one for a steam bath.

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Grape-Nut Pudding with Cinnamon Whiskey Maple Cream Sauce

Author: Thao | In Good Flavor Cooking Method:Baking Cuisine:American Courses:Dessert Recipe Keys: B Baking Dairy

Difficulty:BeginnerPrep time: 10 minutesCook time:1 hour 30 minutesRest time: 30 minutesTotal time:2 hours 10 minutesServings:12 Servings

Description

Classic grape-nut pudding gets an update with Cinnamon Whiskey Maple Cream Sauce. Delicious served hot or cold, this pudding is a dessert with maximum comfort level.

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 3 cups whole milk
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1 cup Grape-Nuts cereal

Cinnamon Whiskey Maple Cream Sauce:

• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 5 tbsp. pure maple syrup
• 3 tbsp. light corn syrup
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 1/2 tbsp. cinnamon whiskey

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Boil a pot of water for a steam bath.
2. Using a whisk, beat eggs slightly by hand. Gradually add sugar. Beat for 1 minute. Add milk, salt, vanilla, cinnamon, and grape nuts. Beat until well-blended. Pour into a prepared 8-inch round 2-quart baking dish.
3. Place the baking dish in a roasting pan. Pour enough boiling water into the roasting pan to go halfway up the baking dish. Bake for 50-65 minutes, or the center is no longer jiggly. Allow to cool for 30 minutes before serving.

To make the sauce:

4. Beat the egg in a small bowl and set aside. Combine heavy cream, maple syrup, and corn syrup in a saucepan on medium-low to medium heat. Cook, stirring constantly, for 12 minutes to reduce and thicken slightly (the sauce should only be at a slight bubble). Remove the pan from heat.
5. Scoop out 1/3 cup of the sauce. Slowly drizzle it into the beaten egg, whisking constantly. Add the egg mixture to the pan, beating constantly. Return the pan to the heat. Bring it back to a simmer, stirring constantly for 3 minutes. Add whiskey. Continue stirring for 2 minutes to thicken the sauce.
6. To serve, drizzle sauce over pudding. Store pudding and sauce refrigerated.
7. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

Note:

• To prevent curdling, use high-fat heavy cream. Do not substitute.
• The cream sauce should be smooth. Strain the finished sauce through a fine sieve mesh if the egg forms lumps.
• Cream sauce thickens when chilled. To reheat, microwave for a few seconds and stir.
• You might need to adjust the baking time if you’re using a different-sized baking dish. The 8-inch round 2-quart baking dish produces bread pudding that’s about 1 1/2 inches thick. If you’re using a baking dish that yields pudding with less thickness, you might need to reduce the baking time.
• Source: Sauce adapted from Pioneer Woman’s Whiskey Maple Cream Sauce.

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